Where does “kičma” come from?

kičma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیچ, from Proto-Turkic *kïč.

kičma (Serbo-Croatian): spine; backbone

Definitions

  1. spine; backbone

Ancestry of “kičma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیچ—
2Proto-Turkic*kïč—

Words derived from “kičma”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیچ →
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